By: Duncan S.B. No. 2567
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state fiscal matters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Amend Chapter 403, Government Code by adding
Section 403.0122 to read as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 403.0122. DEPOSIT OF AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
REINVESTMENT ACT FUNDS. (a) The Federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment fund (ARRA fund) is created as a special fund in the
state treasury outside the general revenue fund. Notwithstanding
any state law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided by
federal law, state agencies that receive money under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) shall deposit such
money in the ARRA fund as the comptroller determines is necessary to
hold and account for ARRA funds.
(b) Additional funds may be deposited into the ARRA fund as
appropriated by the legislature, required by federal law, or as the
comptroller determines is necessary to account for ARRA related
funds. Funds deposited into the ARRA fund may only be used for the
purposes identified in the ARRA to stimulate the economy, including
aid for unemployment, welfare, education, health and
infrastructure.
(c) Agencies shall transfer amounts between the ARRA fund
and other accounts and funds as the comptroller determines is
necessary to properly account for ARRA funds. This section does not
affect the authority of the comptroller to establish and use
accounts necessary to manage and account for revenues and
expenditures.
(d) Interest earned on funds deposited into the ARRA fund is
exempt from Section 404.071, Government Code and shall be retained
in the fund.
(e) The comptroller may issue guidelines for state agencies
regarding the implementation of the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. Amend Section 403.0551(d), Government Code, to
read as follows:
(d) This section does not authorize the comptroller to
deduct the amount of a state employee's indebtedness to a state
agency from any amount of compensation owed by the agency to the
employee, the employee's successor, or the assignee of the employee
or successor. In this subsection, "compensation," has the meaning
assigned by Section 403.055, and "indebtedness," "state agency,"
"state employee," and "successor" have the meanings assigned by
Section 666.001.
SECTION 3. Amend Section 661.062(a), Government Code, to
read as follows:
Sec. 661.062. ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT FOR VACATION TIME.
(a) A state employee who, at any time during the employee's
lifetime, has accrued six months of continuous state employment and
who resigns, is dismissed, or otherwise separates from state
employment by a state agency other than an institution of higher
education is entitled to be paid for the accrued balance of the
employee's vacation time as of the date of separation, if the
individual is not reemployed by the state in a position under which
the employee accrues vacation leave for one calendar month [during
the 30 day period] immediately following the date of separation
from state employment. A state employee who, at any time during the
employee's lifetime, has accrued six months of continuous state
employment and who resigns, is dismissed, or otherwise separates
from state employment by an institution of higher education is
entitled to be paid for the accrued balance of the employee's
vacation time as of the date of separation.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.